Sony STR-ZA3100ES Owner's Manual
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Useful inf
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Useful information
Zone distribution
The receiver can deliver input signals for each video or audio input to another zone in
combinations such as the following.
Zone distribution capability (video)
Video input
Main zone
HDMI OUT A
Main zone
HDMI OUT B
Zone 2
HDMI OUT B
Main zone
VIDEO OUT
MONITOR
(Composite)
Zone 2
VIDEO OUT ZONE 2
(Composite)
VIDEO IN jacks (composite)
1)
COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks
(component)
1)
–
–
HDMI IN jacks
2)
3)
–
4)
–
4)
1)
The receiver cannot output a different analog signal to the Zone 2 HDMI OUT jack while an analog
signal of the main zone is being output from the HDMI OUT A jack.
2)
HDMI IN 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 jacks support bandwidth up to 18 Gbps, and HDMI IN 6 (GAME) jack
(STR-ZA3100ES/STR-ZA2100ES only) supports bandwidth up to 9 Gbps.
3)
Zone 2 HDMI OUT jack supports bandwidth up to 9 Gbps.
4)
HDMI down converting is prohibited by HDMI guidelines.
Zone distribution capability (audio)
Input source /
Output
Main zone
HDMI OUT A
Main zone
HDMI OUT B
Zone 2
HDMI OUT B
Main zone
SPEAKERS
terminals
Zone 2
SPEAKERS
terminals
Zone 2
AUDIO OUT
(Fixed/
Variable)
Zone 3
AUDIO OUT
(Fixed/
Variable)
PRE OUT
AUDIO IN jacks
(RCA)
–
–
Built-in Tuner
1)
–
–
DIGITAL
OPTICAL IN
jacks
–
–
2)
2)
2)
–
DIGITAL
COAXIAL IN jack
–
–
2)
2)
2)
–
HDMI IN jacks
3)
3)
–
1)
When [FM TUNER] or [AM TUNER] is selected at the same time in the main zone and Zone 2 or Zone 3,
the item most recently selected will be set.
2)
Digital audio stream is not supported for distributing signals such as Dolby Digital and DTS. The Digital
Audio output setting should be “2ch PCM” on the player device.
3)
Zone 2 speaker out and Zone 2 audio out only support 2-channel audio output. Multi-channel stream
signals are automatically converted to 2 channels signals, and then output to Zone 2 if the same
source signals as the main zone are selected in Zone 2.